How many solar watts should I get?
Thinking of investing in some portable solar panels but once again, I'm confused by the amount of product diversity out there. And my knowledge on the topic is minimal. :h So to understand what I'...
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KATOOM wrote:You can get yourself a clamp-on DC amp meter (I have a permanently installed amp-hour meter, Victron BMV-600). You can turn on various devices and measure how much amp draw there is from the batteries. Then you can figure out how long you'll use that device. That will give you the total amp-hour draw per day. For example, my dinette lights draw 1.98A. I use them about 3 hrs per night so total amp-hours is 5.94A.
How do I calculate my 12 amp/hours usage? Generally we're very frugal with energy usage but the most solar offset I can afford would be great.
